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Walkabout (1971)

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A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Nicolas Roeg
  • Profile picture of Jenny Agutter
    Girl Jenny Agutter
  • Profile picture of Luc Roeg
    White Boy Luc Roeg
  • Profile picture of David Gulpilil
    Black Boy David Gulpilil
  • Profile picture of John Meillon
    Man John Meillon
  • Profile picture of Noeline Brown
    German Scientist Noeline Brown

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